At 93, this Advanced Style icon – an artist, performer and maker of her own eyelashes – says she has finally come to accept herself.

John Lowe took up ballet at age 80, still trying to make up for his years lost as a POW. He had his first starring role at the age of 88 and still trains at age 94.

At 62, Jacalyn O’Shaunessy shook up stereotypes when she appeared in bra and undies for a lingerie ad. She talked to us about thinking – and living – outside the box.

She got her first tattoo at 75 and hasn’t stopped since. It’s not just because her tats send the message “Don’t patronize me.”

At 81, Lynn Dell dresses for “the theater of life.” We talked to her about life, style, and plain old soap and water.

Novelist George Eliot said, “It’s never too late to become what you might have been.” Nobody knows that better than Gloria Stein, who became a woman at age 67.

This 90-year-old New Yorker started running in her 60s, took on her first marathon at 75 and is still looking for a boyfriend who can keep up with her.